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What i learned from the TOK video

Knowledge: This is defined as a justified, true, belief that continues overtime. According to plato's definition, in order for someone to know something, that "something" has to be justified and true but also that "someone" has to believe that its true.

Known, known= Knowledge
Known, unknown= Belief
Unknown, unknown=unknown-knowledge

Types of Knowledge

  • impersonal propositional knowledge
  • personal knowledge
  • subconscious knowledge


What is considered as a justification??

This involves appealling to something other than what is being supported.

iNORDER to justify a belief or opinion 3 theories can be used, these are;
correspondence theory- comparing with experience, logic
coherence theory-
pragmatic theory- personal thoughts

THa truth
A universal truth is a permanent fact which is true to the public no matter where you are.

Ways of knowing :

  • Perception of senses
  • Emotionz
  • Reasoning
  • Language
  • Logic
  • Authority
  • Experience

Paradigm: This is a model/system for understanding experience e.g. History, science etc

Areas Of Knowing (AOK) :

  • Natural Science
  • History
  • Art
  • Mathematics
  • Ethics
Knowledge claim: Someones point of view

Knowledge Issues

  • Does the knowledge issue contain problematic concepts
  • What assumptions are being made
  • What WOK are involved
  • What AOK does the claim belong

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